Cats | how to make a musical sensation

Illiterate

English - December 27, 2019 05:48 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
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Musicals from the 80’s, an almost-animation, the history, the hype, and why on earth there’s a movie now. Cats is based on TS Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats”.

Extras:

(LOOK) at the artwork for the un-made Spielberg animation:
http://bit.ly/spielbergcats

(WATCH) the trailer for the film Cats:
http://bit.ly/catsfilmtrail

(WATCH) a clip of “Memory” from the musical:
http://bit.ly/memorysongcats

(WATCH) a 30 minute doc on the making of the 1998 film:
http://bit.ly/catsmusicaldoc

(READ) an original Variety review of the 1982 premiere on Broadway:
http://bit.ly/catsvarietyreview

(READ) the TS Eliot poem “Memory” is based on:
http://bit.ly/rhapsodyonawindynight

Get a copy of Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats:
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